Device for measuring the feet



J. W. ARROWSMITH.

DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE FEET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 4. 1918.

1,3 13,048. Patented Aug; 12,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

J. W. ARROWSMITH.

' 2 SHEETSSHEET 2- Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

UNITED sTA'ras PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. ARROWSMITH, 0F MORRISTOWN, NEW J ERS EY, ASSIGNOR TO ARROWSMITH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE FEET.

I Specification of Letters Patent. P te t A 1 19.

Application filed October 4, 1913. Serial n. 256,801. H

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, JAMES W. AnnowsMrrH, a citizen of the United States, anda 'resident'of the city of Morristown, in the county of Morris, State of New Jersey,

have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Devices for Measurlng'the Feet, of which the following is a speclfication.

The improvements relate to devices for the dimensions and conformation of the foot may be ascertained and recorded. They may be used however for any similar purscribed in my. co-pending application No.

63,754,- of November 27, 1915.

The improvements are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figurel is a plan view of a foot printing device embodying them; Fig. 2 is a vertical-crosssection substantially on .the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is. an underside view of the device with the bottom removed, on the plane of the line 3--3 of Fig. 2, showing the parts in taking impressions of the foot, in order that set a tube K, preferably of metal, and this tube presents a smooth surfaceto the under- "side of the inking sheet and also acts as the usual ink distributer. If desiredthe bottom of the partition'I may be so positioned with respect to the bottom of the inking roller that it also acts in the same manner. The action of the inking roller and the sheet are similar to that of the o rdinary ink pad and rubber stamp. The inking roller ends 1) and E and consists of a spindle H preferably of metal, a body of felt or other H is mounted in'the" absorbent material H thereon and cover of silk or other fabric H Ink is supplied;

to this 'roller in any desired manner and is i absorbed by the cover and the felt or other absorbent and given'ofl' tothe underside of the ink-carrying sheet J as passes there The ink-bearing sheet J has a. metal" selv'age L at one edge,and t0 the ends of this are secured the ends, of the spring M a different position from the position of Figs. 1 and 2, and Fig. 1 is a vertical medial cross-section of the device taken on the same l line as Fig. 2, with the parts in printing ward'the roller, the spring M will be flexed position.

The box or casing in which the working parts of the device are mounted, consists of a bottom A with sides Band Cand ends D and Efo rming a receptacle with an open ishinged to the upper edge of'the side B and rests at its ends on the edges of the ends I) and E, in. which position it is securedby' a which is approximately in the form of-the letter M, and has its medial part secured to the/front of the box inside and at the bottom" 4 by means of a metal sleeve N, through which the spring passes and which is fastened to the box. It will therefore be seen that when the sheetJ isdrawn over the top of the box and the edge secured to the spring moves tosoon as the sheet is released the spring will hook and eye G, or any other suitable fastoning-" The object of the cover is to. profrom'soiling. thehands or the clothing of those using the device.

tect the inking roller H and to prevent ink 'A' longitudinal partition I extends from end to end of the box and is secured to the above the bottom A of the box; so that a slot is provided between these parts through ends D and'E with its bottomedge slightly draw it back to its normal inoperativeposition. In this manner a very simple, effective and dependable" means for retracting the sheet and returning it to its housing, and also ameans for placing it'under tension is provided; andit will be apparent that the operation-not only causes an intimate con-- tact between the portion of the sheet which makes theimpres'sion and the inking roller,

but by'stretching the sheet givesit a greater area, and therefore a greater ink receiving surface and causes it to conform to their-1" regularities of the entire surface of the foot when the foot is pressed thereon. The outeredgeof the sheet is provided with a strip of woodor other relatively rigid material. 0

and a finger strap P, from which depends a loop R adapted to engage a pin S on theexterior of theside C so that the sheet maybe caught and held in printing position. Any other means for holding it may be employed, as, for instance, means similar to those for holding the. lower edge of the ordinary roller shades used in railway cars.

Between the ends D and E a table T is mounted sothat its underside is above the bottom of the box and the ink sheet J and its upper surface below the upper edges of the ,box, and on this table one or more sheets of paper or thelike'U may be placed and supported for the purpose of taking impressions of the foot. It, is not necessary that this particular arrangement. of the ink bearing sheet, printing table, and box he employed, as any other arrangement, such as that shown in my application referred to,

'will answer the purpose so long as it preyentsthe ink bearing sheet from coming in contact with the sheet to be printed, except when'the foot is pressed against the former, and the two are in printing relation. A heel stop V mounted at one endof theboX enables the user to place his foot in exactly the right position for printing. This isimportant where a graduated chart is used giving the length and width of; the foot in terms of shoe numbers, or in any other case where the paper to be printed is ruled or otherwise marked to indicate the size or condition of the foot.

It will be observed-that the ink bearing sheet J is not in contact with the roller H when the parts of the device are in their normal positions of non-use. This prevents the portion of the sheet which lies next to the roller at this time fromreceiving too much ink and thereby causing an uneven impression. The construction and arrangement are such also that the sheet J may be drawn out and allowed to retract a few times in order'to obtain a satisfactorycoating of ink on the under side. This is ,advisable when the machine is not frequently used. When the sheet J is drawn over the table T or permitted to move back to its position at rest thereover the loop R acts as a. stop to prevent the forward edge of the said sheet from being depressed to such an extent thatitwill come in contact with the tableor the upper sheet thereon. The loop therefore performs the double function of a stop and adetaining device for the sheet.

One of the advantageous features ,of construction of the present. device resides in the fact that the elastic ink bearing sheet is not secured to theinking roller and yet is so supported that itautomatically passes over the roller and is inked thereby on movingato and from itsposition overthe sheet to be printed. This construction is. far i better than the ordinary shade roller construction in which the sheet is secured to the inking roller and wound thereon. It enables the maker touse a roller of small diameter and therefore to make the box lower and more compact. It also provides for contact between the roller and the ink bearing sheet at dilferent points. That is to say the same point on the roller comes in contact with different parts of the sheet, and the sheet being loose thereon, the roller may have a slight free rotary movement at the end of each backward movement of the sheet. This insures an even and, full. distribution of ink.

What I claim is:

1. The combination. of a frame, an inking roller mounted to rotate therein, an inking sheet independently mountedtherein, and means for causing the sheet to pass over, the said roller automaticallyv in one direction, said means, constructed to permit movement of said sheet in another direction,.and means for manually moving said sheet in that direction against the pull of said automatic means.

2. The combination of a frame, an inking roller mounted to rotate therein, an inking sheet independently mounted therein, tension means for causing the sheet to pass. over the said roller automatically in one direction, and hand operated means, for causing the said sheet to pass over the roller in another direction against the tension of-said automatic means.

3. The combination of afraine, an inking.

roller mounted to rotate therein, an inking sheet independently 'mounted therein, and means'for causing the sheet to pass over the said roller automatically in one direction,

- said means comprising a spring secured to thesheet and normally holding it 111 a retracted position.

4:. The combination of a frame, an inking rollermounted to rotate therein, an inking sheet independently mounted therein, means.

for causing the sheet to pass over the said roller automatically in. one direction, said means comprising a spring secured to the sheet and normally holding it in a retracted position, and means for placing the said spring under tension.

5. The combinationof aframe, an inking roller mounted torotate therein, an inking sheet independently mounted therein, and

means for causing the sheet to pass over the said roller automatically in one direction, said means comprising a spring secured to the sheet and normally holding it in a retracted position, said spring being secured at one point in the box or holder and extending to and being connected with the sheet at points laterally removed therefrom.

7. The combination of a holder, an inking roller mounted to rotate therein, an ink bearing sheet mounted independently of said roller to reciprocate in said holder and to pass over said roller, means for placing the said sheet under tension during its movement in one direction and thereby causing it to press against the roller, said means constructed to permit said sheet to lie free of the roller when not being acted upon by said means.

8. The combination of a holder, an inking roller mounted to rotate therein, an ink bearing sheet mounted independently of said roller to reciprocate in said holder and to pass over said roller, means for placing the said sheet under tension during its movement in one direction and thereby causing it to press against the roller, and means for I releasing said tension and removing the pressure between the sheet and the roller operated through the movement of the sheet in another direction.

9. The combination of a holder, an inking roller mounted to rotate therein, an inkv bearing sheet mounted independently of said roller to reciprocate in said holder and to pass over said roller, means for placing the said sheet under tension during its movement in one direction and thereby causing it to press against the roller, a support for sheets of paper or the like to be printed, and

but out of contact with said roller, means for supporting said portion independently of the roller and for moving the same into close contact therewith, placing the same under tension and moving the same over thesurface of said roller.

11. The combination of a frame, an inking roller rotatably mounted thereon, an ink bearing sheet independently supported with a portion adjacent to said roller, and means for moving the said sheet in one direction over the said roller and simultaneously plac- 7 ing it under tension to cause it to press against said roller as it passes thereover freely.

12. The combination of a supporting frame, an inking device mounted therein, an inking sheet mounted adjacent to said inking device and adapted to reciprocate thereover, automatic means for moving said inking sheet over the inking device in one.direc tion, and means for moving the said sheet thereover in the opposite direction against the tension of the automatic means, said automatic means being yieldable to permit such movement of said sheet, and such move ment bringing the sheet in close contact with the inking device as it passes thereover.

Witness my hand this 20th day of September, 1918, at the city of New York, in the county and State of New-York.

' JAMES W. ARROWSMITH.

copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

